Western High School
2501 Rockford Ln Louisville KY, 40216, Jefferson County Phone: 502-485-8344 Ranking: (219 out of 223, bottom 2%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 52 | 93 | 57 | 96 | 36 | 98 | 96 | |||||||
Total Students: | 764 | 791 | 754 | 829 | 836 | 853 | 941 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 211 | 27.6% | 258 | 32.6% | 203 | 26.9% | 227 | 27.4% | 252 | 30.1% | 246 | 28.8% | 319 | 33.9% |
Grade 10: | 230 | 30.1% | 181 | 22.9% | 195 | 25.9% | 215 | 25.9% | 226 | 27.0% | 249 | 29.2% | 242 | 25.7% |
Grade 11: | 162 | 21.2% | 180 | 22.8% | 192 | 25.5% | 178 | 21.5% | 208 | 24.9% | 173 | 20.3% | 222 | 23.6% |
Grade 12: | 157 | 20.5% | 168 | 21.2% | 158 | 21.0% | 204 | 24.6% | 144 | 17.2% | 185 | 21.7% | 158 | 16.8% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 428 | 56.0% | 448 | 56.6% | 423 | 56.1% | 470 | 56.7% | 453 | 54.2% | 447 | 52.4% | 493 | 52.4% |
Female: | 336 | 44.0% | 343 | 43.4% | 331 | 43.9% | 359 | 43.3% | 359 | 42.9% | 374 | 43.8% | 388 | 41.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% | 17 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 4.3% | 21 | 2.7% | 30 | 4.0% | 64 | 7.7% | 63 | 7.5% | 61 | 7.2% | 62 | 6.6% |
Black: | 536 | 70.2% | 535 | 67.6% | 509 | 67.5% | 532 | 64.2% | 517 | 61.8% | 509 | 59.7% | 530 | 56.3% |
White: | 175 | 22.9% | 219 | 27.7% | 202 | 26.8% | 217 | 26.2% | 229 | 27.4% | 240 | 28.1% | 272 | 28.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 562 | 73.6% | 547 | 69.2% | 515 | 68.3% | 645 | 77.8% | 633 | 75.7% | 603 | 70.7% | 653 | 69.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 5.5% | 50 | 6.3% | 31 | 4.1% | 52 | 6.3% | 66 | 7.9% | 70 | 8.2% | 74 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.79 | 8.51 | 13.23 | 8.64 | 23.09 | 8.70 | 9.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 41.7% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 42.0% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 41.9% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 47.5% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 64.6% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 30.1% | 45.9% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 18.9% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 30.4% | 31.1% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 26.6% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 35.5% | 50.9% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 28.9% | 52.4% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 12.3% | 38% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 45.0% | 53.1% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 9.41% | 43.63% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 5.8% | 41.8% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.76% | 43% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 12.62% | 40.31% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.69% | 54.52% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.18% | 62.98% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 17.76% | 63.57% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.23% | 62.01% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.84% | 62.41% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 75% | 70.15% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 7.65% | 41.49% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 8.04% | 39.99% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 8.48% | 38.66% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 10.28% | 40.02% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.2% | 41.26% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 8.82% | 46.11% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 4.46% | 41.46% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 12.12% | 43% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.42% | 40.94% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.2% | 45.19% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 9.41% | 25.2% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 12.42% | 40.43% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.18% | 44.81% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.28% | 46.71% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 27.07% | 48.1% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 26.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 73.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,927.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,019.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,450.0 |
* Western High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.